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Scott Singer (DDG), Perry Hewitt (Harvard University), and David Payne (Gannett)
Chief Digital Officer Summit sponsored by Be The Media
Participants
Participants
Christine Montgomery (The Center for Public Integrity), Tom Hjelm (NY Public Radio)
Morning Keynote Vivian Schiller: Senior Vice President and CDO at NBC News
David Mathison: Chief Digital Officer Talent Map 2013
David Mathison: Chief Digital Officer Talent Map 2013
David Mathison: Chief Digital Officer Talent Map 2013
Michael Smith, Fred Santarpia, David Kang, Joe Bilman, and Ellie Hirschhorn
Fred Santarpia: Chief Digital Officer at Conde Nast
David Kang: Chief Digital Officer at Wenner Media
Daniel Heaf, Jason Seiken, Albert Cheng, Jason Tafler, and Esmeralda Swartz
Daniel Heaf, Jason Seiken, and Albert Cheng
Daniel Heaf, Jason Seiken, Albert Cheng, Jason Tafler, and Esmeralda Swartz
Albert Cheng: EVP & Chief Product Officer, Digital Media at Disney/ABC Television Group
Sree Sreenivasan, Perry Hewitt, and Bernardo Rodriguez
Sree Sreenivasan: CDO at Columbia University (now at the Met)

CDO SUMMITS PRODUCED SINCE 2013
See previous and register for upcoming events below:

2013-Present
2022-Present
2022
2014, 2015, 2018
2016-Present
2017-Present
2016-2017
2017
2017
2015

From 2020-2022 we produced a series of virtual events for the following sponsors:
Alation, Collibra, IBM, Insight Partners, Sumo Logic, Transmit Security.

Thanks to our sponsors who worked with us during the pandemic to keep our community together!
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C-suite leaders from the following companies have spoken at previous Summits:

PARTNERS OF CURRENT AND PREVIOUS CDO SUMMIT EVENTS

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Endorsements

David, here’s a handy C^3 test for conference value: Did I learn at least three new perspectives? Check. Did I meet at least three interesting people? Check. Did I take back at least three relevant pieces of news I can use? Check. Flying colors for the Chief Digital Officer Summit 2013! Thank you so much, and yes, I’d be very pleased to participate next year!
Perry Hewitt
Chief Digital Officer Harvard University
“Congratulations and thanks to David Mathison for spotting the need for community and collaboration in the growing Chief Digital Officer space, and for having the wherewithal, network, and organizational talent to put together such a top-notch event in its inaugural year. Next year’s summit should be even more of a must-do for anyone working digital at senior levels in all kinds of businesses.”
Teddy Goff
Digital Director President Barack Obama 2008 and 2012
“The best-organized conference I’ve been to in years, the Chief Digital Officer Summit was packed with smart people and smart ideas. Leave ‘em wanting more is what they say, and David Mathison and his team delivered. Now, we want more!”
Professor Sree Sreenivasan
Chief Digital Officer The Metropolitan Museum of Art
“Sometimes a conference comes along that hits the trifecta – hot topic, high-caliber attendees, and stellar location. The first Chief Digital Officer Summit reached that mark with ease, and I look forward to attending the next one.”
Eric Hellweg
Managing Director,
Digital Strategy/Editorial Director Harvard Business Review
“Congratulations on an absolutely fantastic inaugural Chief Digital Officer conference. Between the incredibly smart agenda (from start to finish), the very insightful and highly relevant research/content, the all-star lineup of speakers, and David Mathison’s terrific moderation of the panels and schedule overall, this was one really amazing day! It must be gratifying to know that all of your hard work over the last 18 months resulted in such a successful outcome and greatly appreciated by everyone in attendance. Thanks for a great day!!!”
Riley McDonough
SVP/GM Reuters Consumer Media Thomson Reuters
“Congratulations on an exceptional first CDO Summit. I truly enjoyed all the panel discussions as well as the intimate environment where I was able to meet such amazing people. The conversations were very enlightening and touched on all the challenges my team and I face on a technology, content, and culture front. I look forward to participating next year.”
Laxmi Wordham
Chief Digital Officer The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
“I just wanted to say thank you for hosting such a wonderful event and inviting me to participate. To see shared and divergent challenges across industry verticals was truly enlightening.”
Angela Wei
Chief Digital Officer Arnold NY
“Congratulations on the inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit. Rarely does a conference offer such high caliber content and attendees. Kudos to David Mathison on creating an event that sparked such great insights and conversation.”
Linda Perry-Lube
Chief Digital Officer RF | Binder
“Congratulations on the tremendous success of the inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit. It was, in a word, fantastic. Outstanding content, engaging conversations and great networking — truly one of the better conferences that I’ve ever attended. The event did more than just explore the current and future reality of the Chief Digital Officer role, it delved into the impact that digital is having across multiple industries.”
Mayer Danzig
Chief Digital Officer Kantar Retail
“Thanks to David Mathison for his leadership in setting up the inaugural Chief Digital Officer Summit. It was nice to be among my digital colleagues and to share our experiences.”
Albert Cheng
Executive Vice-President and Chief Product Officer, Digital Media Disney ABC Television Group
“I was thrilled to be part of this groundbreaking event. Never have I seen in one place a collection of Chief Digital Officers and other senior executives in this fairly new and unique role. It was great to meet one another and learn of the innovations going on at other companies.”
Rosemary Maggiore
President Rachael Ray Digital
“Great conference, David Mathison! The topics were relevant, the panelists and speakers top notch, the setting was intimate, and the connections were truly valuable for any senior executive in the digital space. Thanks for pulling it together. I really look forward to attending next year.”
Lisa Choi Owens
SVP/GM Scripps Networks
“Thank you, David Mathison for a fantastic Chief Digital Officer Summit. It was awesome to meet all of these leading digital thinkers who really care about, and often dramatically improve, their large organisations’ core business. Yes, I think the CDO deals with the new business core in most companies!"
Ola Tiverman
Chief Executive Officer Admeta (Gothenburg, Sweden)
"It was wonderful to attend this inaugural event. The Chief Digital Officer Summit exceeded my expectations and fostered an atmosphere where the right conversations were taking place with the right people. A huge thank you to David Mathison for putting together what will become a staple event in the international digital space."
Rob Gordon IV
Chief Digital Officer America's Promise Alliance
“Congratulations and thank you for an amazing Chief Digital Officer Summit. Coming all the way from Sweden, one might understand that our expectations were set skyhigh, yet curator David Mathison exceeded those by miles. Very well organized, great attendees and great location – please promise to invite us next time David!”
Alexander Edström Admeta (Gothenburg, Sweden)
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ABOUT THE CDO SUMMIT


The CDO Summit addresses the challenges and opportunities arising from AI, big data, the cloud, digital disruption, and social and mobile media. Our gatherings include the best data/digital strategists and practitioners on earth, in intimate, collegial, and supportive environments designed to encourage networking, learning, and knowledge-sharing. If you are tasked with mastering the strategies and tactics to achieve and surpass your data/digital business objectives, be sure to secure your seat at a CDO Summit today.

ABOUT THE CDO CLUB

CDO Club

The CDO Club is the world’s first, largest, and most powerful community of C-suite digital, data, analytics, and cyber-security leaders. Our members receive access to advisory services, breaking news, original research, career development support, networking opportunities, and inspirational events such as the CDO Summit. Our high-impact services are designed to help CDOs improve their capabilities, strengthen their professional networks, openly share insights and strategies, and collaboratively identify the tools essential to help them succeed in navigating today’s rapidly evolving, highly competitive and complex online environment.